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The value of x (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

This is the geometry version of those stupid poorly written math equations. Engagement bait.

The real answer is always "it's unsolveable due to poor/missing notation".

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

But it's not unsolvable, just a misleading drawing...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It’s not unsolvable at all. The answer is x=135°. The triangles simply aren’t drawn to scale; The line between them isn’t a 90° angle, (even though it is drawn that way) because it is not specifically marked as 90° with a square angle mark.